Houston Astros

The Houston Astros play in downtown Houston's retractable-roof ballpark (now Daikin Park), a fitting home for a franchise that has become the American League's dominant team of the last decade. Known for a relentlessly consistent, data-driven roster and one of the sport's most feared lineups, the Astros have reached the World Series repeatedly since moving to the AL in 2013. Orange and navy have become synonymous with sustained postseason success in Houston.

Founded in 1962 as the Houston Colt .45s before being renamed the Astros in 1965 to match the city's space-age identity, the franchise spent decades in the National League before switching to the American League West in 2013. Behind stars like Jose Altuve, Alex Bregman, and a deep pitching staff, Houston won its first World Series in 2017 and a second in 2022, becoming one of the most successful franchises of the era despite the shadow cast by the 2017 sign-stealing scandal.